Joe Wright was almost like a teacher, to be firm with me, that really stuck with me. And that helped me as I've gotten older.

Acting is one of these things that I can't really describe - it's just like, why do you love your mum and dad? You know, you just do.

I've grown up with my parents' music tastes, listening to Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones.

Sometimes the director will want you to write about the character, sometimes he'll want you to live in the location that the character is from or something like that, but I don't usually make a lot of notes or anything like that.

I don't feel isolated on a film set. In a way you do because you don't really mix with the outside world; you're just sort of working non-stop for a few months, but you've got so many people around you.

When I am on set or rehearsing for the play, the only thing I can talk about is the work I'm doing. In that way, I home in on what I am doing at the time. So maybe I am a terrible multitasker.

There are a lot of people who say, 'Yeah yeah, I'm a feminist,' and they're not, actually. I wouldn't want to throw that word around, because it's a very strong thing.